title: Evaluation of a specific score for air medical evacuation triage.
abstract: Age, local resources, and locations have been identified as independent factors indicating the need for immediate air medical evacuation. This preliminary case-control study aimed to evaluate the relevance of a score from 0 to 6 based on these criteria and to identify thresholds. The 3-step scale we obtained may help in prioritizing repatriation requests.
authors.affiliation: Mondial Assistance France, Medical Department, Paris France. duchateau@mondial-assistance.fr
authors.forename: François-Xavier
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Duchateau
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verner
mesh_terms: D017732:Air Ambulances / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D057216:Propensity Score; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration*